Breeding report of Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii (Lesson, 1826) in Salhiyeh Lagoon (Karpozarbad) Nazarabad, in Persian
Zist Sepehr Magazine, 2017, Volume 13, No.: 1 - Pages 1-6 - Tehran University
Breeding report of Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii (Lesson, 1826) in Salhiyeh Lagoon (Karpozarbad) Nazarabad,
Abstract
"Greater Sand Plover" is a small bird that is spread across the Caspian Sea, Central Asia, Africa,
India, Armenia, New Zealand and Australia. This bird is breeding in parts of the Middle East such
as Iran and Turkey. This species is native to the Caspian Sea coast in Iran and is seen as a
migratory bird in all the country's wetlands. The documentary on the breeding of this species
previously included the observation of two adults and an immature adult in the city of Taibad in
Khorasan Razavi province, as well as Yusuf Khani, Ali Khani, and Yousefi, who observed three
nests, two with eggs and one with two chicks in Khorasan Razavi province in June 2010 in
Kalshour, Sabzevar. There are also reports on the species breeding in the Boushehr area, the
Mianadasht Wildlife Refuge in northern Khorasan province and around the city of Rashtkhar in
Khorasan Razavi province. In May 2017, Ahmad Bahri recently observed a chick with parents in
the Moreh wetland in Qom Province. Therefore, this article attempts to study the other wetlands
recorded in this year's reproduction of this species.
Keyword: Greater Sand Plover, Breeding, Salehiyeh Wetland (Qarpouz Abad), Charadrius
leschenaultia, Nazar Abad
Houman Doroudi, Process Engineering Expert, Birdwatcher, Butterfly-watcher
Email: houman.drd@gmail.com
